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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1924

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Farming Inventions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 4

The following applications for patents connected with farming and pastoral industries have been accepted at the Commonwealth Patent Office:—…

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Cessnock Dairying Co

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 4

The annual masting of the Cessnock Co-operative Dairying Company was to have been held last Saturday forenoon, but there was not a…

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Visit to Stud Farms

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 3

A party of Cessnock residents left Cessnock last Sunday for a trip to Scone. While there Mr. Wally Donaldson, of the Empire Hotel…

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Firm Market. Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 March 1924 · page 7

At the Sydney wool sales on Wednesday, 8066 bales were offered at auction, and 6156 sold, Private sales totalled 2027 bales, An average…

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Butter Market. London Prices Down. Reduction in Victoria

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 March 1924 · page 7

The expected has happened in regard the butter market, Victoria, influenced by the news from London, has reduced the quotation for…

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Farmers' (Markets. Sussex Street Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 March 1924 · page 2

In Sussex-street to-day, butter made 163/4 cwt; eggs new laid 2/3 doz, rails and rivers 2/; cheese local large. 9d to 9½d, loaf 10d;…

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Firm Market. Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 7

The final sale of the regular series of wool sales in Sydney took place on Wednesday, when an average selection totalling 7062 bates, was…

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London Wool Sales. Strong Opening. London, March 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 5

The second series of wool sales opened strong this afternoon, prices for crossbreds being 10 to 15 percent. in advance of previous closing…

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Opening of Wool Sales (Australian Press Assn. Cables.) London, Tuesday Night

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 2

The wool sales opened to strong competition. Crossbreds and merinos were firm…

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Dairying. "Unclean" Flavour in Butter. Faulty Farm Practices that the Expert Grader Detects

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 6

The term "unclean" as applied by a departmental export to a sample of butter may be ubderstood to mean that the butter has a dirty taste, and not…

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Stabilising Butter Prices

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 3

Speaking recently on the matter. Dr. Earle Page expressed the following opinions:— Are local prices to be governed by…

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Tenterfield Cattle Sale

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 2

Grainger and Falkiner, Ltd. (of Singleton), and Harold Curry (Tenterfield), auctioneers in conjunction, report having held their special…

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Record Sheep Sale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 4

At a record sale by Messrs H. E. A. and V. White, of Belltrees, near Scene, 2000 high-class merino ewes were sold at £3 a head to a north…

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Tenterfield Special Cattle........... Sale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 2

Grainger and Falkiner, Ltd. (Singleton), and Harold Curry (Tenterfield), auctioneers in conjunction, report having held their big special sale…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 8

Goldbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., report 14th March: We offered at auction yesterday a catalogue or £877 bales, comprising wools from…

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BUTTER. London Parity and Sydney Prices

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 4

Saturday's market cables reported London sales of Australian butter at the very low price of 156/ per cwt. for best. The collapse in the London market has…

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Butter Market. London Prices Down. Reduction in Victoria

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 4

The expected has happened in regard to the butter market. Victoria, influenced by the news from London, has reduced the quotation for…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week under the personal supervision of the Minister of Agriculture, and are based largely on the experiences of the Department. AGRICULTURAL…

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Sydney Wool Market. Values Generally Lower

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 2

The Secretary, Farmers and Graders' Co-op. Co., reports : — At our recent sale, we offered a fairly good selection from the later…

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Denman News Denman C.-op. Dairy Co

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 8

The Denman Co-operative Dairy Co. manufactured 98,228 lbs. choicest and 16,137 lbs of second grade butter in February. The price advanced…

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